Sistema de destilação solar com pré-aquecimento em concentrador cilindro parabólico

Due to the increasing need to promote the use of resources that support the environment and the clean industry, the science has developed in the area of natural resource use as well as enhanced use of the renewable energy sources. Considering also the great need for clean water and wide availability of salt or brackish water, added to the great solar energy potential in northeastern of the Brazil, it was developed a solar distiller whose main difference is its system of pre-solar heating also. From experimental adjustments, the system was developed by the use of a cylindrical solar concentrator coupled to a conventional distiller. The system is designed such that attempt to facilitate the process termination trap to ensure constant movement of the fluid mass and thus enable higher temperatures to the system and thus fetch a higher amount of distillate collected. In a stage of the experiment were used a forced circulation to try to further increase the amount of energy exchange system. To develop the study were set up four settings for comparison in which one was only distiller simple as basic parameter, the second proposed configuration were with the coupling of the concentration triggered manually every 30 minutes to monitor the sun, the third configuration occurred with automatic triggering of a timer, and the fourth configuration was also used a pumping system that tried to improve the circulation of the fluid. With the comparative analysis of the results showed a gain in the amount of distillate system, especially in the forced model

Sistema de secagem solar para frutos tropicais e modelagem da secagem de banana em um secador de coluna estática

In this study were projected, built and tested an electric solar dryer consisting of a solar collector, a drying chamber, an exhaust fan and a fan to promote forced hot air convection. Banana drying experiments were also carried out in a static column dryer to model the drying and to obtain parameters that can be used as a first approximation in the modeling of an electric solar dryer, depending on the similarity of the experimental conditions between the two drying systems. From the banana drying experiments conducted in the static column dryer, we obtained food weight data as a function of aqueous concentration and temperature. Simplified mathematical models of the banana drying were made, based on Fick s and Fourier s second equations, which were tested with the experimental data. We determined and/or modeled parameters such as banana moisture content, density, thin layer drying curves, equilibrium moisture content, molecular diffusivity of the water in banana DAB, external mass transfer coefficient kM, specific heat Cp, thermal conductivity k, latent heat of water evaporation in the food Lfood, time to heat food, and minimum energy and power required to heat the food and evaporate the water. When we considered the shrinkage of radius R of a banana, the calculated values of DAB and kM generally better represent the phenomenon of water diffusion in a solid. The latent heat of water evaporation in the food Lfood calculated by modeling is higher than the latent heat of pure water evaporation Lwater. The values calculated for DAB and KM that best represent the drying were obtained with the analytical model of the present paper. These values had good agreement with those assessed with a numeric model described in the literature, in which convective boundary condition and food shrinkage are considered. Using parameters such as Cp, DAB, k, kM and Lfood, one can elaborate the preliminary dryer project and calculate the economy using only solar energy rather than using solar energy along with electrical energy

Aton- sistema automatizado de aquisição e tratamento de dados para radiometria solar

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Desenvolvimento de um modelo fuzzy para otimização da energia gerada por um sistema híbrido (solar-fotovoltaico e eólico)

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Analise de desempenho de um sistema híbrido de geração de energia solar-eólico-diesel considerando variações probabilísticas da carga e dos recursos renováveis

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Análise e modelagem geométrica da potência gerada por um sistema híbrido solar fotovoltaico eólico

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Utilização de procedimentos multivariados no consumo de água e energia elétrica em habitações sociais com sistema de aquecimento solar

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Construção e avaliação térmica de um sistema concentrador parabólico com seguidor solar

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Eficiência de um sistema de desinfecção solar de águas residuárias domésticas com adição de diferentes doses de peróxido de hidrogênio

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Irrigação e Drenagem) - FCA

Análise numérica de um sistema integrado coletor solar/armazenador térmico

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Sistema autônomo de iluminação utilizando energia solar

This work presents a self-sustainable lighting system using ultracapacitor as a storage device, replacing the conventional battery, using solar energy as the only energy supplier. A detailed study of solar panels, switched mode converters and ultracapacitors was made, in order to design a circuit capable of capturing solar energy and transfer it efficiently to a bank of ultracapacitors. Later, at nighttime, this energy is used for lighting in LED luminaires which have high luminous efficiency and high reliability index. This work presents the design of the solar panel, ultracapacitors bank, the development of the voltage converter circuit and charger working at the maximum power point of the solar panel. All subsystems were simulated and it was shown that the use of ultracapacitors is feasible to feed a LED lamp with enough brightness for a person to walk at night, for two night shifts, using a capacitive bank with twenty-four ultracapacitors. Replacing the battery by an ultracapacitor allows a faster recharge, with low maintenance costs, since ultracapacitors have a lifetime bigger than batteries; beyond reducing the environmental impact, as they don't use potentially toxic chemical compounds

Sistema autônomo de iluminação utilizando energia solar

This work presents a self-sustainable lighting system using ultracapacitor as a storage device, replacing the conventional battery, using solar energy as the only energy supplier. A detailed study of solar panels, switched mode converters and ultracapacitors was made, in order to design a circuit capable of capturing solar energy and transfer it efficiently to a bank of ultracapacitors. Later, at nighttime, this energy is used for lighting in LED luminaires which have high luminous efficiency and high reliability index. This work presents the design of the solar panel, ultracapacitors bank, the development of the voltage converter circuit and charger working at the maximum power point of the solar panel. All subsystems were simulated and it was shown that the use of ultracapacitors is feasible to feed a LED lamp with enough brightness for a person to walk at night, for two night shifts, using a capacitive bank with twenty-four ultracapacitors. Replacing the battery by an ultracapacitor allows a faster recharge, with low maintenance costs, since ultracapacitors have a lifetime bigger than batteries; beyond reducing the environmental impact, as they don't use potentially toxic chemical compounds

Influencia de la radiación solar y del amonio sobre la acumulación de sustancias antioxidantes en macroalgas marinas cultivadas en un sistema de biofiltración

Programa de doctorado de Gestión de recursos vivos marinos y medioambiente

Diseño de un sistema de suministro energético eficiente para centros de datos (DATA CENTERS) con tecnología solar fotovoltaica

El objetivo de este trabajo fin de grado es el de analizar las distintas posibilidades de suministro del consumo eléctrico de un centro de datos mediante la combinación de instalaciones solares fotovoltaicas. Estos centros son imprescindibles y de enorme importancia en la actualidad; la cantidad de energía eléctrica consumida por éstos en todo el mundo se ha duplicado, y esta tendencia ha ido creciendo en los últimos años, provocado principalmente por un uso cada vez más extendido socialmente de las nuevas tecnologías. Para que sean energéticamente eficientes toma un papel fundamental la tecnología fotovoltaica. Este proyecto se aplicará al Centro de Supercomputación y Visualización de Madrid (CeSViMa), centro de datos de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Para un centro como éste además de los costes de energía para el mantenimiento también debemos añadir las infraestructuras de climatización con un alto consumo de electricidad. Aunque en los últimos años han centrado sus esfuerzos en la diversificación de servicios para optimizar recursos, tienen consumos muy altos. Si todo esto lo unimos a un emplazamiento idóneo para este tipo de tecnología, determina una gran oportunidad. El diseño propuesto en este trabajo fin de grado se adaptará a toda su infraestructura, aportando soluciones con la última tecnología, avalada mediante simulaciones y estudios que aseguraran una mejora significativa tanto energética como económica y que brindan para este centro de una gran oportunidad de mejora.

Diseño de sistema de orientación automática para energía solar

El sistema energético mundial actual es insostenible a largo plazo debido a la fuerte presencia de los combustibles fósiles. Es por ello que se está llevando a cabo gradualmente un proceso de cambio de modelo energético, teniendo como base la incorporación de las energías renovables. Dentro de este tipo de energías la energía solar, tanto fotovoltaica como de concentración, es una de las tecnologías con más crecimiento y potencial en el futuro. Las mejoras en materiales y dispositivos en energía solar permiten la reducción de costes y la mejora de la eficiencia causando un aumento en la competitividad de esta tecnología. El objetivo de este proyecto es el de diseñar y construir un sistema de orientación solar electrónico. Para ello será necesario la utilización de sensores de luminosidad, un controlador y un motor eléctrico. El sistema detectará el punto de mayor intensidad lumínica y orientará la superficie de una placa hacia este punto. El proyecto se desarrollará empleando la plataforma Arduino, una serie de micro procesadores de libre acceso destinados al uso en aplicaciones de electrónica general en el ámbito educativo y de bajo coste. Todo el sistema estará dirigido por un programa que controlará las lecturas de luz y el movimiento del motor.